Substance Use Disorder Counselor BHT
About The Position
Substance abuse counselor will be in charge with assisting patients through medically assisting treatments and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction. Counselor conducts individual sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies. Counselor will evaluate patients’ progress during counseling and collaborate with doctors, nurses and other counselors to assist the patients’ achieving overall outcome. BAART Programs, a BayMark Health Services company, is a progressive substance abuse treatment organization committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Their ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of their patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Behavioral Science Field with 1 year of experience.
- LASAC (Associate Substance Abuse Counselor in AZ) or higher
- Must demonstrate a positive, non-judgmental, and accepting attitude toward our patient population.
- Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience working with chemically dependent individuals a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment.
- Conducts individual initial assessment and evaluation interviews for service eligibility determination.
- Completes Bio-psychosocial assessment.
- Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan.
- Involve families and significant others in patient’s recovery process whenever possible.
- Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints.
- Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans.
- Other related duties as determined by supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
